Academy of Distinguished Alumni
Awards & Scholarships
The Academy of Distinguished Alumni honors West Virginia University graduates who have attained national or international distinction in their profession or discipline. The award has been established by the West Virginia University Alumni Association in cooperation with the University's 13 schools and colleges.
Since 1988, this prestigious award has been bestowed on more than 70 West Virginia University alumni, including Jerry West, David Selby, Pamela Maphis Larrick, Rod "Hot Rod" Hundley, Sam Huff and Gen. Robert H. Foglesong.
Inductees are nominated by the general membership of the Alumni Association or their respective schools or colleges. Information on the honorees is permanently displayed in the Erickson Alumni Center.
For more information about the criteria used to select inductees, please download the criteria form. If you know a WVU alumnus/alumna who has achieved national or international acclaim, please complete a nomination form and return it, along with all required information, to the WVU Alumni Association.
2008 Inductees
Celebrating its 21st anniversary, the West Virginia University Academy of Distinguished Alumni will bestow its highest honor on two internationally known graduates who hail from West Virginia.
General Bantz "John" Craddock, a native of Doddridge County, is Commander of the U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Dr. B. Thomas Hutchinson grew up in Flatwoods, W.Va., and has become a nationally recognized expert in ophthalmology and founded EyeCare America. These distinguished alumni were inducted into the Academy on Feb. 15. Please visit the news release to learn more about this year's inductees.
1988
| Joseph E. Antonini | '64 BS |
| Albert E. Freeman | '52 BS, '54 MS |
| Robert H. Quenon | '51 BS |
| William E. Swales | '49 BA, '51 MA* |
1989
| Dorothy J. Dotson | '66 BA |
| Glen H. Hiner | '57 BS, '90 PhD |
| Paul A. Miller | '39, BS, '79LLB |
| Louise McNeill Pease | '59 PhD* |
| David Selby | '63 BA, '65 MA |
1990
| George B. Berry | '58 BS* |
| Emily R. Morey-Holton | '58 AB, '61 MS, '64 PhD |
| Maj. Gen. Thomas Ferguson | '57 BS* |
| Robert "Sam" Huff | '56 BS |
| James D. McComas | '51 BS* |
1991
| General Earl E. Anderson | '40 BS, '49 MA |
| David Charles Fogarty | '68 DDS, '73 MD |
| William Leonhart | '39 AB* |
| Charles M. Vest | '63 BS |
| Jerry West | '60 BS |
1992
| Stephen P. Coonts | '68 AB |
| George J. Esper | '53 BS |
| Richard T. Feller | '42 BS* |
| Lowell T. Harmison | '60 BS, '61 MS |
| Vivien Perrine Woofter | '52 BS |
1993
| Stephen Ailes | '36 JD* |
| Curtis H. Barnette | '56 BA |
| C. Howard Hardesty | '49 JD |
| Larry Schwab | '62 AB, '66 MD |
| Thomas C. Spelsberg | '63 BS, '67 |
1994
| Jay A. Chattaway | '68 MB, '96 MM |
| Kenneth D. Gray | '69 JD |
| H. Leo Mehl | '59 BS |
| Fred A. Schaus | '49 BS, '53 MS |
1995
| Larry J. Argiro | '47 BS |
| Robert L. DeProspero | '59 BS, '61 MA |
| James J. Fagan | '67 BFA, '70 MFA |
| Kathleen M. Hawk | '73 MA, '78 PhD |
| Frances Lopinsky Horn | '36 BS, '38 JD |
1996
| Charles S. Mahan | '60 AB, '74 BS |
| J. Davitt McAteer | '70 JD |
| Jayne Anne Phillips | '74 AB |
| Jack Ward Thomas | '69 BS |
1997
| W. Marston Becker | '74 BS, '77 JD |
| Raymond J. Lane | '68 BS |
| Cassandra L. Smith | '67 BA, '71 MS |
1998
| Robert H. Foglesong | '68 BS, '69 MS, '71 PhD |
| Kathy Quattrone | '83 MS |
| Chris Sarandon | '64 BFA |
| Terry L. Wimmer | '76 BS |
1999
| Charles I. Homan | '65 BS |
| Michele V. McNeill | '75 BS |
| Winston L. Shelton | '48 BS |
| David A. Whiston | '65 DDS |
2000
| W. Robert Grafton | '63 BS |
| Kenneth R. Wykle | '63 BS |
| Alfred F. Ware | '50 BS, '52 MA |
2001
| A. Bray Cary | '70 BS, '71 MS |
| Raymond G. Gillette Jr. | '71 BS |
| Diana J. Mason | '70 BS |
2002
| Joseph Simpson Farland | '36 BA, '38 JD |
| Stuart M. Robbins | '65 BA |
| Ivan R. Schwab | '69 AB, '73 MD |
| Loretta M. Ucelli | '76 BS |
2003
| Michael Ammar | '78 BS |
| Jennie C. Hunter-Cevera | '70 BA, '72 MS |
| Rodney K. Thorn | '00 BA |
2004
| Edward O. Buckbee | '58 BS |
| Charles H. Haden III | '58 BS, '61 JD* |
| Pamela Maphis Larrick | '72 BS |
| Robert L. Reynolds | '74 BS |
2005
| James C. Caveney | '64 BS, '68 DDS, '72 MS |
| Rodney C. "Hot Rod" Hundley | '00 BRA |
| Earl G. "Ken" Kendrick Jr. | '65 BS |
| Verl O. Purdy | '64 BS |
2006
| Frank Cerminara | '70 BS |
| Thomas L. Harrison | '72 MS |
| Marshall S. Miller | '66 BS, '73 MS |
2007
| Patrice A. Harris | '82 BA, '86 MA, '92 MD |
| Peter J. Kalis | '72 BA |
2008
| General Bantz J. "John" Craddock | '71, BA |
| B. Thomas Hutchinson | '55 AB, '56 BS |
Note: *Asterisk indicates that the individual is deceased.